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PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Drugs

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From Nobody to Somebody

Tim's story is about a nobody who had no future and no hope. But it's also about the power of God’s love.

By Emily Harris Greene
July 6, 2017
Drugs | Family | Insider | Prison Fellowship Academy | Prison Fellowship Insider
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Uniting Against Addiction

On a cold and overcast October day, thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to raise awareness about drug and alcohol abuse, and to help chart a course where those affected by addiction are treated as individuals in need of help, and not simply warehoused as criminals.

By Steve Rempe
October 7, 2015
Craig DeRoche | DC | Drugs | Recovery | UNITE to Face Addiction | Washington
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Improving the Return on Sentencing Laws

A recent report by the Pew Charitable Trusts provides new evidence suggesting that the increased incarceration rates over the last three decades for drug offenses have done little to reduce crime and recidivism.

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The study, “Federal Drug Sentencing Laws Bring High Cost, Low Return,” examines the effects of “tough on crime” legislation passed in the 1980s and 1990s.  

By Steve Rempe
September 16, 2015
Drug Policy | Drugs | mandatory minimums | Pew | recidivism | Reentry | Three Strikes
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Holder Urges Changes in Federal Drug Sentencing

Today, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the Sentencing Commission to give his endorsement for reducing prison sentencing on low-level drug offenses.

By Rebekah L. Stratton
March 13, 2014
Drugs | fair | holder | Justice | reform | sentencing
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Healed by the Hand of God

Over 50 percent of prisoners currently suffer from substance abuse addiction, according to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. Another 20 percent either have histories of substance abuse, were under the influence of alcohol or other drugs at the time they committed their crimes, or committed their offenses to get money to buy drugs.

By Sara Blair Matthews
August 14, 2013
California | Celebrate Recovery | Drugs | Saddleback Church | Texas

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